Watch the video below: Pupils of the Agona Nyarkrom Roman Catholic Junior High School A&B in the Agona West Municipality of the Central region have threatened to boycott school as snakes have taken over the school. According to the children, they no longer feel safe studying in the school which …
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Arda Turan gets suspended sentence for firing gun in hospital
Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan has received a suspended jail sentence of nearly three years for firing a gun in a hospital after a fight with a singer. Turan – currently on loan to Istanbul Basaksehir – got into a brawl with Berkay Sahin last year which ended with a broken …
Read More »Woman charged with fraud in Neymar rape case
Police in Brazil have charged a woman who accused the international footballer, Neymar, of raping her in a Paris hotel in May with perverting the course of justice. Najila Trindade and her former husband, Estivens Alves, have been accused of lying to police and attempting to blackmail the player. The …
Read More »Two Kenyan women cause stir after swapping husbands in a ‘quest for happiness’
Two women in Busia county have exchanged husbands in one of the most bizarre cases of couple swapping. Lilian Weta, 28, who is a mother of three, and Millicent Auma, 29, a mother of two, became online sensations after it emerged that the two had traded husbands in an effort …
Read More »DNA test results on Takoradi Girls: We can’t give any timelines now – Police
The Ghana Police Service has said that they cannot give any further timelines on the publication of the Medical test on DNA samples of kidnapped Takoradi girls after exhausting the four-week period timeline. According to an earlier police statement dated 5th August 2019, the service estimated a four-week period for …
Read More »SA concludes trade deal with UK in case of no-deal Brexit
South Africa has concluded a new trade deal with the UK, which will kick in if Britain leaves the European Union without an trade agreement. The UK is set to leave the EU on October 31, and no trade deal currently exists between the two. While UK Prime Minister Boris …
Read More »24-year-old mother of two found dead
The woman whose body was found dumped and beaten next to a primary school in Gugulethu on Friday was a 24-year-old mother of two children, says Ilitha Labantu spokesperson Siyabulela Monakali. He said the activist group and her grieving family were holding off on releasing her name for now. This …
Read More »2020: Mahama, NDC begin manifesto consultations
Former President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have begun a number of consultative meetings with various stakeholders ahead of the development of the party’s 2020 manifesto and campaign for the general elections. Mr Mahama disclosed this at a meeting with executives of the Ghana Pentecostal and …
Read More »Woman,45 Drowns In Reservoir
A 45-year-old woman identified as Maame Adwoa, slipped and fell into a community reservoir when she attempted to fetch water leading to her death at Anomabo. Mr Eric Arthur, Central Regional Director of Communications of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), confirmed the tragedy to Ghana News Agency. He said his …
Read More »Brexit: Scottish judges rule Parliament suspension is unlawful
Boris Johnson’s suspension of the UK Parliament is unlawful, Scotland’s highest civil court has ruled. A panel of three judges at the Court of Session found in favour of a cross-party group of politicians who were challenging the prime minister’s move. The judges said the PM was attempting to prevent Parliament …
Read More »Nigerian kidnapping suspect freed … Police say he was wrongly accused and beaten
Just five days after the rescue of two Canadians from the hands of Nigerian and Ghanaian kidnappers, another Nigerian, Ibrahim Azamal was arrested for allegedly attempting to snatch a four-year-old boy from around Mamobi Polyclinic in Accra. The story was heavily reported in the country as it seemed to be …
Read More »Xenophobia: Shut all SA embassies – Blakk Rasta to African countries
Ghanaian reggae musician and radio presenter, Blakk Rasta, has called on all African countries to close down South African embassies and missions as part of a protest against the xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa. According to Blakk Rasta, the attacks are likely to recur unless strong measures …
Read More »Allotey Jacobs Defends Akufo-Addo…Says He Is Not Corrupt
Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has jumped to the defense of President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo who has been tagged as a clearing agent for corruption by the opposition. Allotey Jacobs, who is now describes himself as a social commentator, says it …
Read More »2020 Polls: Popular Islamic Cleric and Numerologist makes shocking revelations
Popular Ghanaian Islamic Cleric, Numerologist, Philosopher who in 2015 and 2016 predicted accurately with numbers that Trump, Akufo-Addo and Buhari will win in past general elections has made shocking revelations about Ghana’s 2020 polls. Mallam Sham-una Uztaz Jibril had earlier revealed that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is in …
Read More »Late Ashanti chief’s funeral turns bloody as stray bullets hit 3
Three persons have been hit by stray bullets fired at the funeral of the Paramount Chief of Nsuta, in the Ashanti Region. The victims, Adusei Poku, 23, Abena Boahemaa, 11 and Abena Boatemaa 10, were hit as traditional priests spontaneously fired musketry at the one-week rites of the late Nana Aduagyei Bonsafo III. Nhyira FM correspondent, Nana …
Read More »Charlotte Osei debunks reports of her husband begging her to marry a second wife
Former Chairperson of Electoral Commission Charlotte Osei explodes on Instagram following reports that her ‘husband’ asked for her permission to marry a second wife. On Tuesday, September 10, a popular blog reported that a certain Hanan-Confidence Abdul – whom they claim is a staunch fan and self-acclaimed ‘husband’ of Charlotte …
Read More »Xenophobia: 84 Nigerians return from South Africa today
84 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa is expected to arrive in Nigeria on Wednesday at 2.pm local time via the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos in company of officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which disclosed this in an update made available to newsmen …
Read More »Saudi Arabia deports 22 Ghanaians
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has deported a total of 22 Ghanaians. According to a release issued by the Ghana Immigration Service and signed by its Public Affairs Officer at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), Barbara Sam, KIA received the deportees within a week. It said the deportees came into …
Read More »“Nepotism doesn’t mean you don’t appoint relatives into public office” – Short
A former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has said: “I think it is important to understand that nepotism does not necessarily mean that you don’t appoint a relative of yours into a public position”. He told Accra100.5FM’s Kwabena Bobie Ansah in …
Read More »CODEO raises red flags over EC’s voting time cut proposal
The Coalition of Election Observers (CODEO) has raised concerns over the proposal by the electoral commission to cut down voting hours. The commission considering reducing the voting time from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., instead of the 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The move is to allow for counting of …
Read More »Kwesi Ahwoi to partner John Mahama as running mate in 2020?
Kwesi Ahwoi, a leading member of the National Democratic Congress, who has been heavily tipped by key elements within the party to partner former President Mahama’s 2020 re-election bid, has coyly hinted of a possibility of the partnership happening to ABC News. The Former Minister under the Atta-Mills and Mahama …
Read More »Audio: Why people commit suicide – Dr Akwasi Osei explains
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Mental Authority, Dr Akwasi Osei has been detailing why people resort to suicide to end their lives. According to him, depression is the commonest cause of suicide. He said scientific evidence shows that for every 10 people who attempt suicide or commit suicide, nine …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s appointees refusing to resign despite Public Services Commission’s directive
It has become clear that, many appointees of President Akufo-Addo, are not ready to respect the strict directives of the Public Services Commission to all workers in the Public Service to resign from their post, after declaring their intentions to contest political party primaries to become Members of Parliament (MPs) …
Read More »Pope Francis accuses critics of stabbing him in the back
Pope Francis has accused his critics of stabbing him in the back, and said he is “not afraid” of the Catholic Church splitting. Speaking after a trip to Africa, the Pope took issue with conservative clergymen who have criticised him. Those men do not “want good for the Church”, but …
Read More »Agric Minister’s imported pigs spread Africa Swine Flu – Report
Impeccable sources within the Ghana Veterinary Service, have revealed a massive outbreak of the dreaded Africa swine fever disease in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis, resulting in the death of lots of pigs in various piggeries in the Western Region. The Herald is informed that, the recent outbreak, could be attributed to …
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